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    MTN launches plans for informal traders starting at R49

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    MTN South Africa has launched new prepaid plans aimed at informal traders and other small businesses, with prices starting at R49.

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    Google Analytics doesn’t sufficiently protect European Union citizens’ data from potentially illegal US surveillance and could be banned altogether.

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    Samsung ditches Exynos for Snapdragon in Galaxy S22 series in South Africa

    By Duncan McLeod9 February 2022

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